History of the Armenians, Volumes 2-3

Holy, and Son Holy, and Spirit Holy, which is our confession: Trinity and one divinity, one face, three persons, far from all, and near to all. To whom be glory forever. Amen.

And after the prayer of thanksgiving, he went to a certain executioner-in-chief whose name was Kabsh a Persian title for a commander, who was the prince of the Himayots people of Hima. And having made himself known to him, he was most willing to hear the account, and taking him, he led him to the tyrant. And when the letter was read, he was amazed at the beautifully written and truthful contents of the words. He gave orders to bring him before him, and looking at him, he spoke pleasant words: "Why, Vahan, do you appear in such poverty, contrary to your glory? Did the land of the Armenians bring you to this?" The Saint gave an answer and said: "If my Lord emptied himself, descending into poverty in the form of a servant for our sake, and was obedient to the death of the cross, then, should I not persevere in that which he endured for my sake?" The tyrant said: "The evil demons of the ice-cold mountains of Armenia have deceived you and driven you to speak foolishly." The witness said: "What I previously possessed according to your laws, I have driven from me, for darkness flees from light, just as your ways flee from me." The judge said: "The wise men of your misguided laws say that when demons fall down, they become evils for others. And it is true, they trouble you here and wherever you hope to go." The lover of goodness, likened to the foolish, you cast away the glory of your life from yourself completely...

At that moment, there was a consensus among all who sat before him, and they all shouted so that he might be removed from this life without delay. And the breath of this evil came upon all of them at once. The amir original: "ամիրապետն" changed the color of his face, and ordered him to be taken outside and killed. And he went meekly, without sadness in his face, singing, saying...